Award ceremony of the 11th edition of UNESCO Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture

The Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture was established in 1998 on the initiative of the United Arab Emirates. The purpose of the Prize is to reward the efforts of a national of an Arab country and a national of any other country who have contributed, through their artistic, intellectual or promotional work, to the development and diffusion of Arab culture in the world.The academic and essayist Mustapha Cherif (Algeria) and the Arab British Centre (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) are the laureates of the 2012-2013 UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab culture.

In the framework of the 11th edition of the UNESCO Sharjah Prize, UNESCO is organizing an official award ceremony, which will begin with a press conference and be followed by : - A series of talks by eminent personalities on the theme "5 Itineraries, 5 visions, 1 question: what is the place of Arab culture in tomorrow's world";- Official awarding of the Prize to the two laureates by the Director-General;- Concert of Arab music by the Khoury Project and Mr Mohamed Abozekry.